Autographic register



Ang. 22, 1933. L. JENSEN 1,923,829

AUTOGRAPHIG REGISTER Filed Marcin 30, 1931 2 sheets-'sheet 1 Aug. 22, '1933. L. JENSEN UTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Mar'ch 30, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gfx??? Patented Aug. 22, 1933,

UNITED STATES AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Louis Jensen, Chicago, lll., assignor to United Autographic Register Co., Chicago, lll., a Corporation of Illinois Application March 30, 1931. Serial No. 526,535

l Claim.

This invention relates particularly to autographic registers and more particularly to autographic registers employing zig-zag folded manifold strips which are drawn from a iiat supplypacket within the casing of the machine.

The primary object is tov provide a hand pullout machine of improved construction and operation having provision for storing rec'ord slips.

register embodying the invention; Fig. 2, a transverse vertical sectional view, -talren as indicated at line 2 of Fig. 3; Fig. 3,'a longitudinal vertical section view taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 2 (the cover shown slightly raised); Fig. 4, a broken vertical sectional View showing the relation between the cover and register pins when the cover is in its normal position; Fig. 5, a perspective view of the rear of the platen showing the guard-aprons; and Fig. 6, a longitudinal sectional view showing one of the guard-apron supporting devices, taken as indicated at line 6 of Fig. 5.

In the construction illustrated, A designates a casing comprising acover A', a platen Aa lling compartment A3, a supply compartment A4, and a carbon roll holder or canister A5; B, a guide and guard-apron supporting device; and

' C, a latch or lock for fastening the machine in operative position.

The cover A has an opening to permit writing on forms supported by the platen and "is hinged from the canister A5 by means of a pivot 10. The front edge 11 of the cover plate is rounded to provide a smooth guide for strips led over the platen and the marginal side portions 12 are struck downwardly to complete the closure.

The platen A2 is connected to the sidewalls of the casing by means of a pivot 13. The platen projects beyond the endwall of the casing to provide a shelf 15 against which the operator may press the strips while tearing off the slips. Register pins 16 are iixedly mounted on the front portion of the platen to engage register perforations in strips drawn over the platen and upwardly extending flanges or lips 17 serve as lateral guides for the strips. The shelf portion of the platen is notched as shown at 18A to provide a ilnger opening for picking up the slips. The

respect to the pins that the register perforations rear of Vthe platen is curved to form a stripguide 19 and marginal side' portions are struck downwardly to t over the sidewalls of the casing.

The filing vcompartment A3 is located beneath so the platen and comprises a tray-like member 20 which may be removable through thefront of the casing but preferably is fixedly attached to the walls of the casing. A slip-admitting slot 21 and a slanting guide-lip 22 are provided to facilitate feeding of the record slips into the compartment.

The supply-compartment A4, in the bottom of the casing, is beneath the filing compartment,` and isaccessible by means of a door .23 which forms the rear Wall of the casing and is hinged at 24.

The carbon-roll container or canister A5 is `:formed integrally with the platen and has a cover-member 25 pivoted to the canister at 26. Carbon strips 2'7 extend transversely over .the

\ on the opposite side inthe ordinary manner.

The guide and guard-apron supporting device B comprises a pair of upwardly extending anges or lips 28 formed integrally with the platen, and a series of -rods or bars 29 are pivotally connected' to a flange on one side of the platen and arranged to fasten into a recess in the harige on the opposite side of the platen. Guard-aprons 30., consisting of a double thickness of fabric, are each prc- 35 vided with a pleat to receive the rod 29. The anges 28 serve as transverse guides for paper webs 31 which are threaded through the device. The paper webs are -of the usual type and are provided with longitudinally spaced register per- @o forations. and a transverse line of weakening.

After a set of slips have been lled in, the op- 'erator grips the ends of the strips at the notch 18 and after lifting them from engagement with the pins- 16 draws them' forwardly until the next 95 set of register. perforations are engaged by the pins. It will be seen by reference to Fig. 4, that the edge 11 of the cover A' is so positioned with will be engaged readily by the pins when the strips are vdrawn forwardly over the platen. To separate the slips the operator presses the strips against the fshelf 15, Awith his nger near one of the register pins, and tearsthe strips along m5 the line of weakening in advance of the pins. The record slip is then thrust into the ling compartment through a slot in the casing.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and

n ounnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claim should be construed 'as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

In an autographic register, a casing equipped with a platen provided atV its front end with register-pins and equipped at its rear end with rods lli 

